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Paten ted May 9,1899,

R. E PHILLIPS CURTAIN FIXTURE.

7 (Application filed Jan. 14, 18 98;)

(No Model.)

E S s w W UNITED 'ROBERT PHIL-LIPS, OFPORTL'AND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR or onn-ronn'rrn TO V. B. ZO'LLARS, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters, Patent ,No. 624,860, dated Ma 9, 1899.

' Application filedJannary 14, 1898. Serial No. 666,707. (No mast) To all-whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ROB RT E. PHILLIPS, residing at Portland, in the county of- Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved GillbftlflrFiXtHl'G; of which the following is a specification.

' that class of curtain-fixtures in which the.

- This invention relates to improvements in supporting-bracket is made adjustable to fit different widths of windows-and which has means for attaching-it to the cornice or windowframe Without the aid of screws or nails.

The invention has .for its object to provide aourtain-fixture'of this character, of a very simple and economical,construction, which can be readily fitted to'and supported on the top window-frame or cornice-piece, which can bequ'ickly adjusted to the width desired, and which will present a neat and ornamental appearance.

' The invention consists in certain novel fea- I tures of construction and peculiar combinations of parts, such as willbe first described in detail and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 illustrates the preferred form of my invention, Fig. 2 is. a detail perspective iew of one end of the supporting-bar and one of the combined hanger and. bracket members. Fig. 3 is a detail'view of a modified form of bracket and hanger. Fig; 4 is a similar View I of a further modification. Figs. 5, 6,and 7 in the preferred construction is a single mem-. ber of alength'somewhat less than the ordi-.

"-'inary width of windows, and in practice such inafter referred to. i

are detail viewsof further modifications here- In the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals'indicate like parts in all the figures,"1 indicates a supporting-bar, which 'bar may be formed of woodpr a light but stout metal plate.

secured a combined bracket and supporting member 2, formed of a single piece of sheet r metal having a vertical or hanger portion 2,

. and provided with spur's2, whereby it can the upper end of which is bentover, as at 2*,

be hung and securely held on thetop of the window easing or cornice, as clearlyshown in the drawings. The lower end of the hanger portion 2" is bentat rightangles to form a horizontal adjusting member 2, which is slottedat 2 and which has its outer end bentforward at right angles to form a bracket-piece 2 in which the curtain-roll spindle is supported, it being understood that when used with the ordinary form of spring-roll one of such brackets 2 has the usual slotted bear- .ing, while the other has the usualcircullar v aperture.

The combined bracket andsupporting members 2 are adj nstably held on. the bar 1 by set-screws 3, which pass through the slots- 25* and engage the bar, as olearlyillnstrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

So faras described it will be readily seen that to fit the fixture to the window-casing it is only necessary to move the members 2 endwise on the bar to the proper width, secure them to their adjusted position, and hang them from the upper edge of thewindow casing or cornice. Instead of adj ustably securing the combined support and bracket members 2on the bar Isuc-h-bar'may be made of extensible] sections, as shown inFigs. 3 and Land the saidmembers fixedly-secured to the ends of last bend 2 to formv the cu'rtain roll-supporting bracket-piece2 such. bending of the piece 2' providing a pocketinto which the end of bar 1 fits, which is held closed over the outer end of such bar, the bar andpiece 2 being secured'together by a screw or brad 4. x

Instead of forming the member 2 of single piece,such member may be formed of a hanger 20, having the top portion for securing it "to the upper edge of the casing, and inwardly-- projecting spn rs 21 at the lower end to engage the casing and assistin holding the fixtnre in a secure position. In this latter form a supplemental piece 22 is used, which is riveted to the piece 20,.bentover the front of the bar 1, secured thereto by a brad or screw, and bent outward at right angle to form the bracketpieces 24, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 the hanger is shown formed of a single piece 'of strap metal, the pendent portion of which is bent at an angle, as at 31, downto form a spring-eye 32, back upon itself to form a pocket to receive the end of bar 1,

then diagonally to form a brace 33, then into trough or seat 34.'to receive the end of the curtain-pole,-and then back-to form an-at- 'taching member 35, adapted to be made fast to the member 30.

Fig. 6 shows the form of bracket shown in Fig. 5, without the curtain-pole-rest portion.

When the form of bracket shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is used, the bar 1 is made non-adjustable, and the spindles 50 50 of the curtainroller are made adjustable by having one or both fixed to the curtain-shaft by screw connections,- as indicated in Fig. 8.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it is thought the ad vantages of my improvement will readily appear. It will be seen that thesame can 1 be securely attached to a window-frame with out the aid of screws or nails and can be almost instantly adjusted to suit the width of the window.

Having thus described my invention,,what

I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A curtain-fixture, consisting of a single sheet-metal vmember formed into an upper straight or hanger portion having at theupper end an angle member adapted toseat on and grip the top of the window-casing, thev lower end of said hanger portion terminating 40 in a horizontal supporting member adapted to receive a brace or supporting-bar, said supportingmemberbeing bent at an angle to the straight portion and projected forward and forming a bracket, substantially as shown and described. 2. A curtain-fixture, consisting of a single sheet-metal member formed into a straight or hanger portion 2, having an angle-spurequipped upper end, said portion 2, having its lowerend terminating in a horizontal supporting member said member having its end extended at right angles to form a bracket and having in its supporting portion a longitudinal slot; the cross-bar 1 and the headed screw or ball 3 secured to the cross-bar andslidable in the slot of the supporting portion 2 of the fixture, all being arranged substantially as shown and described.

ROB'I. E. PHILLIPS.

Witnesses: j

W. B. ZOLLARS,

A. T. LEWIS. 

